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Rugby legend dies aged 73 after secret battle with motor neurone disease
Rugby Legend Geoff Wheel has sadly passed away aged 73 after battling with Motor Neurone Disease, with the tragic news being confirmed on Boxing Day by his former club, Swansea.
Geoff wheel played his last match for Swansea fittingly at St Helen’s, on 2nd March 1983 against South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education. Swansea Rugby Club shared a tribute to Geoff on Boxing DayGeoff leaves behind his wife, Christine, who he would have celebrated 50 years of marriage with in 2025. Following the news, the church shared a tribute to Geoff, which read: "To most of Wales he was a rugby legend, but to us he was our friend, organist, treasurer, trustee, food bank volunteer and boys brigade tuck shop salesman.
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